Ulaanbaatar
Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum Meeting kicks off
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The
29th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-29) is taking
place virtually on December 13-15 under the theme ‘The role of parliaments in
strengthening resilience in the post-Covid-19 era’.
Speakers, deputy speakers, and
members of parliaments of 23 countries are participating in the meeting. B.Battumur,
Member of the State Great Khural, Chair of the Standing Committee on Security
and Foreign Policy, and D.Unurbolor, Member of the Parliament, took part in the
inaugural ceremony of the 29th meeting on December 14.
MP D.Unurbolor also delivered
remarks at the APPF Women Parliamentarians Meeting that focused on ‘Identifying
ways to ensure a gender-sensitive crisis response after the Covid-19 pandemic’
and ‘Achieving gender equality by increasing women’s participation and representation’.
In her statement, the MP
emphasized the importance of ensuring women’s economic security, reducing their
unpaid work hours, taking gender-sensitive actions, joining efforts to
introduce a mechanism for making decisions with scientists’ participation, developing
rural areas in developing countries, and supporting women’s employment,
innovations by women, and scientists.
